Write a poem that uses a particular animal to represent a personal trait or emotion.
Poetry leverages the magic of metaphors to imbue words with multilayered meanings, making the reader ponder and feel simultaneously. Use this prompt to explore layering in poetry by choosing an animal that you feel best represents a particular personal trait or emotion. How would you describe the animal? How does it behave? Does its habitat reflect your own? This exercise can be an interesting and fun challenge to experiment with metaphors and symbolic representation.
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